The Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) is part of The University of Queensland and has eight research centres in Australia and one in Chile. SMI-ICE-Chile seeks to challenge, drive and support the mining industry in overcoming critical barriers to make the transition to long-term sustainability through research-based solutions, knowledge and technology transfer and people development.
Leadership
Dr. Doug Aitken
Executive Director
Francisca Rivero
General Manager
Rick Valenta
Director, Sustainable Minerals Institute
Administration, Finance and People Development
Patricio Viguera
Manager of Administration, Finance and People Development
Daisy Negrete
People Development Leader
Daniel Alvarez
Senior Accounting Analyst
Arleis Peña Alvarado
Accounting Analyst
Operations
Mónica González
Operations Coordinator
Carolina García-Huidobro
Journalist
Karla Valenzuela
Bilingual Administrative Assistant
Victoria Martínez
Graphic Designer
Laura Echeverría
Commercial strategy and circular business coordinator
LINES OF RESEARCH:
Mónica Morales
Social Performance and Resource Governance Leader
Manuel Escalante
Researcher
Francisca Rivero
General Manager
Catalina Bravo Meza
Junior Researcher
Camila Cabrera
Researcher
Dr. Nigel Wight
Researcher
Dante Choque
Senior Researcher
Bárbara Stubing Cerda
Researcher
Responsible Production and Mine Process Optimisation
Dr. Herman Aguirre
Responsible Production and Mine Process Optimisation Leader
Dra. Yahaira Barrueto
Researcher
Dra. Nathalie Jamett
Senior Researcher
José Ojeda
Researcher
Dr. Douglas Aitken
Executive Director
Diego Ocampo Melgar
Researcher
Camilo Rodríguez
Senior Researcher
Sebastián Bustos
Researcher
Dra. Yendery Ramírez
Researcher
Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics
Dr. Jacques Wiertz
Environmental Rehabilitation and Ecosystem Dynamics Leader
María Paz Valenzuela
Researcher
Dr. Edmundo Claro
Researcher
Dr. David Rubinos
Scientific Leader
Dra. Fernanda Caro Beveridge
Researcher
Daniela Gamboa
Researcher
Marcela Calderón
Junior Researcher
Felipe Labra Oyanedel
Researcher
Nicolás Orellana
Junior Researcher
Dilan Campos
Researcher
Pablo Bustos
Junior Researcher
Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health
Rocío Núñez
Researcher of Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health
Gonzalo Aspillaga
Risk Prevention Specialist